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Q250466: After Installing SCM Permissions Are Incorrect

Article: Q250466
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

After you install Security Configuration Manager (SCM), you may experience the
following problems:

   - Directory permissions may appear incorrect when you view them in Windows
  Explorer. For example, when you view existing permissions, the users and
  groups (if applied) are listed but none of the boxes are selectd, that is
  Full Control, Read, or Write, even though they may have those permissions.

   - Existing directory permissions may be incorrect after using Windows Explorer
  to add or change permissions.

NOTE: These issues occur only on NTFS partitions, because FAT partitions can not
have directory or file level permissions.

CAUSE
=====

The Security Configuration Manager included with Windows NT 4.0 Service Packs
starting with Service Pack 4 runs as a part of the Explorer.exe file and
provides compatibility with Windows 2000. The new SCM incorrectly interprets
existing directory security information.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later:

Version compatible with systems running Service Pack 6:

  Date      Time   Version        Size     File name    Platform
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  12/23/99  12:49  4.0.1381.7032   70,928  Aclui.dll    i386
  12/23/99  12:49  4.0.1381.7032   85,264  Ntmarta.dll  i386
  12/23/99  12:49  4.0.1381.7032  113,936  Aclui.dll    alpha
  12/23/99  12:49  4.0.1381.7032  143,120  Ntmarta.dll  alpha

Version compatible with systems running Service Pack 4:

  Date      Time                 Size    File name     Platform
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  01/24/00  10:53a             70,928    aclui.dll     x86
  01/24/00  11:11a             86,288    ntmarta.dll   x86
  01/24/00  11:16a            115,472    aclui.dll     alpha
  01/24/00  12:49p            146,704    ntmarta.dll   alpha



STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
================

To work around this issue:

- Install the hotfix described in this article. The hotfix should be installed
  on all computers that have MSSCE installed.

- If the hotfix or service pack cannot be installed, manually change existing
  permissions in the Advanced dialog box for the affected users or groups to
  Apply to: "This folder, subfolders and files".

- Set the permissions using Winfile.exe also works, regardless of whether the
  MSSCE has been install or not.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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